It was a good run, but Bishop Verot unfortunately witnessed the end of their 11-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Venice Indians by a score of 4-3. Bishop Verot has not had much luck with Venice recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Joey Lawson put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed six innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits (he also only allowed one walk). Lawson has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Lawson was also stellar in the batter's box, going 4-for-4 with a home run and three RBI.
Lawson wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Grayson Carpenter, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Bishop Verot's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-1. As for Venice, their win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-1.
Bishop Verot will take on Gloucester Catholic at 8:15 p.m. on Monday. Bishop Verot's pitching crew has only allowed 1.6 runs per game this season, so Gloucester Catholic's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Venice, they will head out on the road to square off against Riverview Sarasota at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Venice is facing Riverview Sarasota at the right time seeing as Riverview Sarasota is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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